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| Hearing trouble |
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E O'Carroll,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 12-14.
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| Summary:
Restored Hearing' is a business which grew out of a school science project; it provides therapy for sufferers of temporary tinnitus, a debilitating hearing condition caused by exposure to loud noises. |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, representing and interpreting data, devising theories, working together, careers in science, sound |
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| Keywords:
hearing, sound waves, tinnitus, cochlea, business, competition
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| Encounters with aliens - invasive species |
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H Roy,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 3,
pages 20-22.
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Harlequin ladybirds are just one invasive species that has spread through western Europe |
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sub-topics:
data and its limitations, working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, invasive species, alien species, ladybirds, survey
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| A love letter to science |
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A Shaha,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 2,
pages 16-17.
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Alom Shaha's film gives a variety of reasons for studying science |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, working together, careers in science, risks and benefits, regulating science |
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| Keywords:
scientists, technology, responsibility, truth
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| Plasma prominences and cosmic rays |
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P Hatfield,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 1,
pages 1-3.
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Using remote telescopes and detecting cosmic rays |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, representing and interpreting data, working together, electromagnetic spectrum, astronomy, solar system |
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| Keywords:
exoplanets, cosmic rays, modelling, plasma
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| Nature needs you: Labs without walls |
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L Stowe,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 1,
pages 13-15.
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| Summary:
The Open-Air Laboratory (OPAL) project |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, data and its limitations, representing and interpreting data, working together, environmental impact, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
survey, distribution map, identification, laboratory
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| Becoming a chartered engineer |
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W Marshall,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 22-23.
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The career structureof a professional engineer |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, regulating science, environmental impact |
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| Keywords:
engineer, profession, chartered status, qualifications
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| Beagle voyage |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
page 24.
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Darwin's travels on the Beagle gave him ideas about evolution |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, working together, publication and peer review, Evolution |
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evolution, Darwin, Beagle, Darwin
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| What’s in a name? |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 3,
pages 7-8.
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The naming system used for biological species, devised by Linnaeus. |
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sub-topics:
working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation |
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Linnaeus, binomial name, Latin, organism, systematic, spcies
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| Stephen Kill, science photographer |
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S Kill,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 19, Issue 2,
pages 13-14.
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Working as a photographer in a scientific lab |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, science in the media, light, technological developments |
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photography, image of science, presentation, cooperation
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| Careers in the pharmaceutical industry |
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V Wong,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 19, Issue 1,
pages 16-18.
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Five young scientists describe their work in the pharmaceutical industry. |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, quantitative analysis (e.g. titrations), chemicals from living things |
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| Keywords:
Drug, Toxicity, Chromatography, Regulation, Pharmacology
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| Body sensor networks |
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B Lo,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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Tiny electronic sensors are used to monitor the movement of patients, athletes and game players. |
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sub-topics:
speed, velocity, acceleration, making measurements, balanced and unbalanced forces, Exercise, breathing, respiration, Control mechanisms, working together |
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Sensor, Processor, Wireless communication
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| Cool Chemistry |
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E Wolff,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 4,
pages 4-5.
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The work of a scientist from the British Antarctic Survey, gathering data about climate change. |
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sub-topics:
testing theories, working together, careers in science, environmental impact, instrumental analysis, environmental and green chemistry |
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| Keywords:
Climate change, Geology, Microchemistry
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| Careers in ecology |
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K Devine,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 4,
pages 13-15.
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Scientists with qualifications in ecology and environmental science play an increasingly important role in assessing the human impact on the Earth. |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
Ecology, Environmental management, Impact assessment, Pollution
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| Diabetes in young people |
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A Lam,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 3,
pages 18-21.
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Juvenile diabetes is a genetic disease; scientists are still trying to unravel its causes in order to develop improved treatments. |
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sub-topics:
Blood, circulation, heart, Control mechanisms, working together, careers in science, Growth, control, hormones, Genes, DNA |
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Genetic disease, Diabetes, Allele, Gene therapy
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| Year of the Sun |
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L Green,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2007, Vol 18, Issue 2,
pages 17-19.
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International Heliophysical Year (2007-08) is a year of scientific collaboration, studying the Sun and the impact of its radiation on the Earth. |
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sub-topics:
working together, astronomy, solar system |
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| Keywords:
Solar system, Spacecraft, Telecommunications, Power generation
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| Science and engineering apprenticeships |
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V Wong.,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2007, Vol 18, Issue 1,
pages 4-5.
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Training as a technician after GCSEs. |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science |
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apprentice, technician, trainee, electronics, careers
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| Journey into inner space |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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By the end of 2007, physicists working at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider hope to have got the first results from what is probably the biggest, most expensive and most ambitious scientific experiment ever carried out. Later, they hope to solve the mystery of the fundamental forces of nature. |
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sub-topics:
momentum, collisions, explosions, working together, atomic structure, isotopes |
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| Keywords:
Particle accelerator, Scattering, Proton, Solenoid
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| CERN, Geneva |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 4,
page 11.
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| Summary:
A visit to CERN, the particle physics lab |
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sub-topics:
testing theories, working together, atomic structure, isotopes |
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| Keywords:
particle physics, accelerator, visit
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| Dr Gillian Lockwood |
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G Lockwood,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 4,
pages 20-21.
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| Summary:
The working life of a reproductive biologist |
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sub-topics:
working together, Reproduction, careers in science, regulating science, ethical issues |
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| Keywords:
IVF, fertility, careers, obstetrics, test-tube baby
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| Grid computing |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 4,
page 22.
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| Summary:
Using computers to crunch data from CERN |
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sub-topics:
testing theories, working together, atomic structure, isotopes |
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| Keywords:
computing, CERN, grid, collaboration
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| Invisible rays |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 3,
pages 8-10.
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When the astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, he became the first person since ancient times to identify a new planet. However, he is also known as the ‘accidental’ discoverer of infrared radiation. Is this a fair description? Can such discoveries really happen by accident? |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, working together, publication and peer review, electromagnetic spectrum |
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| Keywords:
Infrared radiation, Electromagnetic spectrum, Experimental control, Scientific publication
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| Damian Murphy: Music technologist |
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D Murphy,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 3,
pages 20-21.
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The work of a music technologist |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, sound, wave properties |
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| Keywords:
sound, waves, electronics, modelling, music technology
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| Drosophila melanogaster |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 17, Issue 2,
pages 20-21.
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| Summary:
The fruitfly as a laboratory subject in genetics |
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sub-topics:
working together, Mendelian inheritance, Genes, DNA, Evolution |
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| Keywords:
genetics, drosophila, inheritance, mutation, genome
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| Impact Earth |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 17, Issue 1,
pages 1-3.
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Astronomers say that, one day, a giant rock from space will collide with the Earth and cause mass devastation. This could lead to the extinction of many species, including humans. Is there anything we can do to prepare for such an impact? |
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sub-topics:
working together, risks and benefits, solar system, space travel |
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| Keywords:
Asteroid, Comet, Risk
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| Food technology - careers |
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K Spears,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 17, Issue 1,
pages 4-5.
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| Summary:
Careers in the food industry |
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sub-topics:
Nutrition, diet, digestion, working together, careers in science, Biotechnology, industrial biology, food production, technological developments |
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| Keywords:
food technology, nutrition, careers, supermarkets
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| TBL@WWW |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 17, Issue 1,
pages 12-13.
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| Summary:
Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the WWW |
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sub-topics:
working together, risks and benefits, regulating science, ethical issues |
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| Keywords:
internet, computing, worldwide web, careers
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| Venus Express |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 8-10.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has sent the Venus Express spacecraft to explore our cloudy neighbour. What is to be gained from a visit to Venus, a planet which some astronomers describe as ‘Earth’s evil twin’? |
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sub-topics:
working together, solar system, space travel |
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| Keywords:
Forces, Orbit, Tectonic plates, Greenhouse effect
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| Physics connections |
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C Tracy,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 14-16.
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2005 was the International Year of Physics — also known as Einstein Year. In the century since Einstein’s “annus mirabilis” there has been a revolution in the study of physics. Explore the links between some of the architects of this revolution. |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, working together, atomic structure, isotopes, astronomy |
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| Keywords:
Gravity, Alpha particle scattering, Nuclear fission
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| Educational psychology - careers |
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J Leadbetter,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 18-19.
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| Summary:
Careers in educational psychology |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science |
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| Keywords:
psychology, education, careers, children, psychologist
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| Oceanographers |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 20-22.
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| Summary:
How scientists detect changes in the oceans |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
oceanography, careers, data logging, salinity, climate change, research
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| Astronomy - careers |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 16, Issue 2,
pages 20-21.
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| Summary:
Careers in astronomy and space science |
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| Relevant
sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, astronomy, solar system, space travel |
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| Keywords:
astronomy, careers, space science, astrophysics, cosmology
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| Forensic science - careers |
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H Lucas,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 16, Issue 1,
pages 6-7.
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| Summary:
Careers in forensic science |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, quantitative analysis (e.g. titrations) |
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| Keywords:
forensic science, careers, police, legal
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| Diamond's brilliant light |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 16, Issue 1,
pages 11-13.
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| Summary:
In the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, a brilliant new light source is under construction — the Diamond Light Source. How does this giant machine work and what will it be used for? |
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sub-topics:
speed, velocity, acceleration, working together, magnets, electromagnets, electromagnetic spectrum |
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| Keywords:
Electromagnetic radiation, Electrons, Acceleration
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| Exploring Saturn |
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D Brodie,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 2,
pages 1-3.
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Follow the journey of the space probe "Huygens", sent to explore Titan, a moon of Saturn. After a seven year journey it was set to fall through the atmosphere transmitting data back to earth so we can learn more about this distant moon. |
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sub-topics:
working together, solar system, space travel |
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| Keywords:
Gravity, Orbits, Satellites, Sensing
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| Twenty-first century plant hunter |
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J Taylor,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 2,
pages 6-7.
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| Summary:
Dan Luscombe travels the world looking for new plant species |
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| Relevant
sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
botany, conifer, careers, botanical gardens, identification, classification
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| Meteorology - careers |
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D Moore,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 2,
pages 14-15.
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| Summary:
Careers in meteorlogy (weather forecasting) and climate science |
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| Relevant
sub-topics:
making measurements, working together, careers in science, environmental impact, environmental impact |
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| Keywords:
weather, climate change, meteorology, careers, Met Office
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| Robert Hooke |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 1,
pages 20-21.
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| Summary:
Life and work of Robert Hooke, physicist |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, working together, publication and peer review, mechanical properties (forces), optical properties |
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| Keywords:
Hooke's law, microscopy, history, invention, publication
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